b'ROBOTS IN CAREthe recreation department, in collaboration with residents, helped the home decide on four core activities for robots: songs, books, jokes and trivia.These activities are accessible through each robots touchscreen display alongside a handful of other functionalities, such as Happy Birthday serenades and weather announcements. Residents who were interested in participating had many opportunities to contribute contentThe implementation team. Photo courtesy of Trinity Villagefor each activity. Once the core activities and content were selected for the initial rollout, GlobalDWS was tasked with programming the robots. Finally, with the content set, it was time to roll out the robots in the homeDont let staffing shortages compromise areas. In April 2024, Trinity Villagethe high quality of care your conducted a robot parade on eachorganization prides itself on providing.floor to introduce residents to their new virtual housemates. At first, theTAILORED STAFFING SOLUTIONSreaction was, What is this? RiepertHughes Healthcare Group offers a range of specialized services to meet the unique remembers. Many people haveneeds of each healthcare organization, whether it be long-term care, retirement never seen a robot, except maybecommunities, or private in-home care. one or two who saw one in use at aTHE HUGHES DIFFERENCE:restaurant. It was new for everyone,Industry Expertisebut it didnt take long for people toFounded and led by recognized leaders in the long-term care sector, we understand warm up.the unique challenges of Ontarios long-term care sector better than anyone elseAdvanced TrainingAt subsequent meetings, residentsWe pride ourselves on delivering industry-leading training for all healthcare staff, suggested including the residentensuring they can hit the ground running from day onehandbook and other Trinity Village- Transparent Pricingspecific reading materials under theEthically sound pricing and support for accessing Government funding programs books section.SERVICES:Serving Southwestern Ontario, weCapturing dataprovide short and longer term supportTrinity Villages robot project hasfor the following roles:crossed several milestones since itRegistered Nurses / Charge Nurses (RN)Registered Practical Nurses (RPN)began. One of the more recent onesPersonal Support Workers (PSW)has been setting up regular reportingResident Safety Aids (RSA)using the data collected by eachRespite Care / Caregiver Reprieverobot through their onboard cameras,Active Screening / Infection controlsensors and other data-collecting1:1 Behavioural Support* tools. At any point, the team can*95% of cost covered by the Ontario generate an online report on how,Governments High Intensity Needs why, when and where each robot isfunding program.being used. Reach out today and let us help you craft the customized staffing solution For example, says Riepert, We canthat your residents & staff deserve. look at when each robot was startedLets work together to enrich the and how they were used down to thelives of your residents & uphold the minute. Thats very helpful becauseexceptional standard of care thatdefines your organization.it gives us a better idea of what kind of content people like, what theyre learning, and maybe which activities(519) 344-7447info@hugheshealthcare.ca www.hugheshealthcare.ca need to be refreshed.www.oltca.com LONG TERM CARE TODAY 13'